Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	apostle_n	doctrine_n	tradition_n	4,188	5	9.0800	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39820	The history, choice, and method of studies by Monsieur Fleury ...; Traité du choix et de la méthode des études. English	Fleury, Claude, 1640-1723.	1695 (1695)	Wing F1364; ESTC R18281	109,691	210

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